On Sat, 25 Aug 2012 12:13:35 -0400, "
wrote:

On Sat, 25 Aug 2012 06:58:43 -0500, Mark Lloyd wrote:

On 08/24/2012 09:40 PM, Dan Musicant wrote:

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This is really good stuff. Guess I'll squirrel it away in a database. I
do have a combination lock or two but I never use them. Many years ago I
bought a matched set of Master locks that all use the same key. So much
easier to use a key than fiddle with combination locks.

Dan


Email: dmusicant at pacbell dot net


With a combination lock, it's harder for someone to steal the key. Maybe
that's why they used combination locks on school lockers.

It's *much* easier to steal a combination than a key and it's not noticed when
it goes missing. When I was in school, locks were bought from the school and
they maintained a list of combinations (IIRC, it was just a hash of the S/N)
and they had a master key for the locks. There was no expectation of privacy
on public property, even then.

Just like the phony house key under the mat, I use to keep imitation
cocaine in an obvious place in my locker, so when they found that and
tested it, I figure they wouldn't look for the well-hidden real
cocaine.